Calogen

Frailty & DRM Oncology Energy

Product description

Calogen is a Food for Special Medical Purposes for the dietary management of conditions requiring a high energy intake.

For use under medical supervision only, Calogen is a high energy, long chain triglyceride fat emulsion oral nutritional supplement in liquid form providing 932 kcal and 100g of fat in 200 ml.

Calogen has been specially formulated to supplement the dietary intake of patients who are unable to meet their energy and fat requirements from regular dietary intake.

Available in 200ml bottles in two flavours: neutral and strawberry. Available in 500ml bottles in three flavours: neutral, banana, and strawberry.

Product information

Ingredients

Neutral: Vegetable oils (rapeseed oil, sunflower oil), demineralised water, emulsifier (citric acid esters of mono and diglycerides of fatty acids). Banana flavour: Vegetable oils (rapeseed oil, sunflower oil), demineralised water, sugar, emulsifier (citric acid esters of mono and diglycerides of fatty acids), flavourings, colour (β-carotene).

Strawberry flavour: Vegetable oils (rapeseed oil, sunflower oil), demineralised water, sugar, emulsifier (citric acid esters of mono and diglycerides of fatty acids), flavouring, colour (carminic acid).

Allergy advice: Calogen is gluten and lactose free.

Nutritional Values

Average contents	Per 100ml	Per 90ml*
Energy:	1850kJ / 450kcal	1665kJ / 405kcal
Protein:	0g	0g
Carbohydrate:	0.1g	0.1g
Sugars	0g	0g
% of total energy	0%	0%
Fat:	50.0g	45.0g
saturates	5.3g	4.8g
- monounsaturates	30.4g	27.4g
- polyunsaturates	14.3g	12.9g
% LCT	100%	100%
Ratio n6:n3	5:02	5:02
% of total energy	100%	100%
Dietary fibre:	0g	0g
Minerals:
sodium	7 (0.3) mg (mmol)	6 (0.3) mg (mmol)
chloride	0.1 (0.00) mg (mmol)	0.1 (0.00) mg (mmol)
Water:	45g	41g
osmolarity	0mOsmol/l	0mOsmol/l
potential renal solute load	3mOsmol/l	3mOsmol/l
acidity	5.6pH	5.6pH

* Neutral - for other flavours see individual packaging

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Oncology

The prevalence of malnutrition in cancer patients ranges from 30-80% [1]. The right medical nutritional support helps patients before, during and after treatment.

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References

Ryan et al. Proc Nutr Soc. 2016;75(2):199-211.